Windmill Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JQ
About Windmill Cottage
Windmill Cottage is a detached house in Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN18 5JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £730,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. Sold February 2021 for £640,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension and conservatory amendment to TW/02/02116
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/03118/FUL
- Oct 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension and alterations
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/02116/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Windmill Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 25 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£640,000
+75.3%over 15 years7 September 2005
£365,000
+282.5%over 9 years25 July 1996
£95,425
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN18 5JQ: £340,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in TN18 5JQ
The Crouch, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JQ
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£285,000Ringle Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JQ
Sold Jan 2018
£240,0001 Little Crouch, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JQ
Sold Apr 2008
£340,000The Sandhurst Windmill, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JQ
Sold Jun 2006
£635,0002 Little Crouch, Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5JQ
Sold Oct 2004
£160,000
Everything we know about Windmill Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Rye Road homes
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Baptist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sandhurst Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB